Genesis 42:6

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And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

In other translations

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Hebrew words

וְיוֹסֵףveyosefand JosephH3130הוּאhu'heH1931הַשַּׁלִּיטhashalit[was] the rulerH7989עַל־'al-overH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776הוּאhu'heH1931הַמַּשְׁבִּירhamashbir[was] the [one who] sold grainH7666לְכָל־lekholto allH3605עַם'am[the] people ofH5971הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935אֲחֵי'achei[the] brothers ofH251יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vaiyishtachavu-and they bowed downH7812לוֹloto <the> himאַפַּיִם'apayimfaceH639אָרְצָה׃'aretzah[the] ground towardsH776

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Topics

People and places

People: Joseph

Places: Egypt

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